Latest news and press releases.
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United States and Canada Announce Efforts to Expand Lawful Migration Processes and Reduce Irregular Migration
The United States and Canada are announcing coordinated efforts to incentivize the use of lawful migration processes and to counter irregular migration.
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Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and German Minister of the Interior and Community Faeser Discuss Mutual Security Cooperation
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Minister of the Interior and Community of Germany Nancy Faeser and their respective delegations met in Washington, D.C.
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PreventionResourceFinder.gov Launches to Provide Easier Access to Resources to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism
The Department of Homeland Security and its federal partners launched PreventionResourceFinder.gov, a new website that will help prevent targeted violence and terrorism by giving the public easier access to available grants, research, training opportunities, and other resources across 17 federal agencies.
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Trip to Arizona and Texas
On March 20-23, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas visited Tucson and Nogales, Arizona and El Paso, Texas to meet with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce, discuss ongoing border and enforcement operations, and meet with local officials and nonprofit organizations.
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DHS’s new Operation Blue Lotus has already stopped more than 900 pounds of fentanyl from entering the United States
DHS announced that Operation Blue Lotus, a new coordinated and surge operation targeting the smuggling of fentanyl, stopped more than 900 pounds of fentanyl from coming into the United States in its first week.
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Secretary Mayorkas Recognizes Over 1,300 DHS Employees with Annual Secretary’s Awards
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the 1,333 winners of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary’s Awards, which honor employees from 43 different states, countries, territories, and districts.
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Secretary Mayorkas Joined Leaders from the Public and Private Sectors to Discuss Opportunities to Modernize DHS
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened a meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (“the Council”) at the White House to discuss how the Department can enhance supply chain security, improve efforts of intelligence and information sharing capabilities, promote greater transparency, improve customer service, and expand on its Homeland Security Technology and Innovation Network.
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DHS and DOJ Announce Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions at Joint Task Force Alpha Summit
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday to announce the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years.
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DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Severe Weather in California and Nevada
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with its federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to support the needs of the areas that may be impacted by the significant atmospheric river events in California and Nevada.
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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
The Biden-Harris Administration released the FY 24 President’s Budget, providing $60.4 billion in discretionary funding for DHS, and $20.1 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund.